Source moneymorning.com. As of 4pm, May 31, 2012
After Facebook went public by debuting on Nasdaq on Friday, May 18 through an Initial Public Offering (IPO) at $38 per share, it quickly tanked (as of today, May 31, 2012, it ...Read More »

The President reached a tax-cut deal with congressional leaders earlier this December that includes extending the expiring “Bush Tax” cuts and unemployment benefits for another year. The tax-cut deal also includes a "temporary" one-year social security payroll tax cut from ...Read More »

A friend and I recently were debating how social security benefits are calculated, so I decided to research the issue.
Social Security benefits are based on earnings earned during your working years. Actual earnings are adjusted or "indexed" to account for ...Read More »

Just in case you missed any of my blog posts from September or October 2010, I have gathered my favorites and put them in this article below for your convenience. I will continue to write "Top Blog ...Read More »

A 2010 study by the Urban Institute found that 26% of men and 29% of women born from 1933 through 1937 had re-entered the workforce in a full-time or near full-time position after retirement. These numbers are for men and ...Read More »

With the current economy still quite anemic, including high unemployment and lower wages, consumers are electing to take Social Security benefits in record numbers, with many of them being early filers. In 2009, a record 2.74 million people filed for ...Read More »

Most retirees are on limited budgets that consist of social security and retirement savings. The good news is, if you are at or nearing retirement, there are several expenses that should be at or near zero. Eliminating these major expenses ...Read More »

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Brief Biography. I graduated from Amherst College with a degree in two majors: Political Science and Sociology, with a concentration of courses in Economics. I also obtained a law degree from George Washington University Law School and attended the Carnegie Mellon Tepper School of Business in the MBA program before taking a leave of absence to concentrate on a major project I was tapped to head at my current employer. For a full bio, please read the bottom of the About Page.